Man shoots 2 children, then commits suicide

Monday

WORCESTER, MASS. - A man who recently had separated from his wife shot his two children, killing his 7-year-old daughter, before committing suicide, prosecutors said.

WORCESTER, MASS.— A man who recently had separated from his wife shot his two children, killing his 7-year-old daughter, before committing suicide, prosecutors said.

A family member called police on Saturday night after finding the bodies of 41-year-old Daryl Benway and his daughter, Abigail, in the master bedroom of their two-story home, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said.

Benway’s 9-year-old son, Owen, was found shot in the head in the kitchen and was taken to UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center in serious condition.

Benway’s wife, Kelleen, returned home after the shootings, unaware of what had happened, and found a swarm of police cruisers and television crews, Early said.

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